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Fc gamma RIIA alleles are heritable risk factors for lupus nephritis in African Americans.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Mar 1996
Salmon J E, Millard S, Schachter L A, Arnett F C, Ginzler E M, Gourley M F, Ramsey-Goldman R, Peterson M G, Kimberly R P
Abstract excerpt
Allelic variants of Fc gamma R confer distinct phagocytic capacities providing a mechanism for heritable susceptibility to immune complex disease. Human Fc gamma RIIa has two codominantly expressed alleles, R131 and H131, which differ substantially in their ability to ligate human IgG2. The Fc gamma RIIa-H131 is the only human Fc gamma R which recognizes IgG2 efficiently and optimal IgG2 handling occurs only in...
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